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Some people have a belief system that allows themselves to live an opulent life of luxury while the rest of the world wallows in poverty. There are many who believe strongly in this system and have forced it upon the rest of the world.

The limited resources we have on this planet are enough for all of us to live on, but in reality, this is not the case.

Look at the statistics about violence, depression, drug abuse, suicide, divorce and crime, it indicates that although we live in one of the most wealthiest societies in history, we also live in one of the unhappiest.

In his book “Confessions of an Economic Hitman” John Perkins showed the battle between us, the DC’s (Developed Countries) and the LDC’s (Lesser Developed Countries) as a battle for natural resources rages and intensifies, the indigenous populace always gets the short end of the stick.

“Fitch assigned Egypt a ‘negative’ outlook, meaning more downgrades are likely to be in store…”

There are many ways in which to control a country.

You can install a strong arm dictator, an elected dictator by means of a fixed election or simply let free market economics in the guise of the world bank pillage your country until it’s in a state of ruin.

The Akh stopped reading comics graphic novels a while back, but now and again there’s a story that gets me intrigued. Tipped off by one my “stans” to the machinations of Action Comics issue 900, which sees Superman renounce his American citizenship.

Now I know what you’re thinking, what do comics….dammit….graphic novels have to do with anything?

Well for one, they shape public opinion, and when that is of a cultural icon that is as American as cinnamon & apple pie itself, then perhaps we need to understand that the popular groundswell of public opinion within America itself is turning against it’s pro Israeli influenced government.

So let me break it down for you, despite very literally being an alien immigrant (like the yanks love to call them) Superman has long been seen as an emblem of American patriotism, a symbol of “truth, justice, and the American way”.

The symbolic resonance has always been there, from his embrace of traditional American ideals to the iconic red and blue of his costume.

However, what it means to stand for the “American way” is an increasingly complicated thing, both in the real world and in superhero comics, whose storylines have increasingly seemed to mirror current events and deal with moral and political complexities rather than simple black and white morality.

So what we had was Superman consulting with the President’s national security advisor, who is incensed that Superman appeared in Tehran to non-violently support the protesters demonstrating against the Iranian regime, no doubt an analogue for the recent real-life protests in the Middle East.

The only bit of hokum there, is that it is Iran and not Egypt.

Superman replies that it was foolish to think that his actions would not reflect politically on the American government, and that he therefore plans to renounce his American citizenship at the United Nations the next day – because the American government do not want him to be on the side of the people, against the leaders installed to do America (read Israel) bidding.

The Akh has been saying it for years, and now even Superman himself agrees, it is America’s foreign policy, aided, abetted and influenced by Israel that is the cause for so much torturous woe across the world.

Egyptians stormed the brutal Mukhabarat – State Security Services used by Mubarak to cement his reign. Protesters stormed the agency’s main headquarters in Cairo, ransacking offices and searching for evidence of Mubarak’s wrongdoing among thousands of classified documents.

The following are just some of the images and videos that were posted to social networks in real time by Egyptians as they explored the building. (Images via @yasserseif)

That should give you an idea why the people throughout the Middle East are fighting to liberate themselves from despotic regimes that have been aided and abetted by western governments….never forget that fact.

It has been a remarkable two-and-a-half weeks for Egypt – with developments coming thick and fast. If the Egyptian military had taken control straight away we all would have smelled a rat and called it a military coup d’état, a military financed and backed by Americas two billion US dollars every year.

In essence replacing one dictator with another.

You can’t help me for this train of thought, after all we’ve had manufactured revolutions before, but this one does seem different, let’s hope for a peaceful transition period leading to a fair, free and transparent election.

“The West” have to stick to the rules of the democracy game and play fair. Let the Egyptian people decide who is to administer their affairs and respect their decision, nobody has the right to say that a government that is perhaps “more friendly” to the west must be installed, at the detriment of the country’s internal affairs, as has been the case for the last 31 years.

We’ll play your game, you respect the rules when the votes are counted.

I sincerely hope that the jackals are not released where the doves have failed.

"Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil & believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold that never breaks. And Allah hears & knows all things."
(The Qur'an, Al-Baqara, 2: 256)

“Political authority & religion are kin brothers, neither would stand but by its companion; because religion is the foundation of political power & its pillar, & political power is the guardian of religion; political power is not established with a foundation & religion cannot be implemented without authority.”
- Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi

"War is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out of the same by other means" - Clausewitz

"O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)."
(The Qur'an, Al Hujurat, 49: 13)